Hour 3 - Terror Cell Activations in the U.S.?
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
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🗓️ 12 March 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Hour 3 of the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show delivers one of the most intense and news‑packed hours of the day, blending national security updates, political interviews, and breaking terror‑related developments across multiple states. The hour opens with Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri joining the program to discuss the Save America Act and the Senate’s procedural fight over election integrity, voter‑ID requirements, mail‑in balloting limits, and protections for women’s sports. Schmitt explains how a talking filibuster could force Democrats to publicly defend their opposition and outlines the legislative mechanics needed to bring the bill to the Senate floor. He then addresses the Democrats’ refusal to fund the Department of Homeland Security amid a surge in terror threats, arguing that their resistance to immigration enforcement and ICE operations has resulted in long TSA wait times, staffing shortages, and national‑security vulnerabilities just as Americans enter peak spring‑travel season.
As the show continues, Clay and Buck shift to extensive real‑time updates on what appears to be a wave of coordinated or ideologically aligned terror‑related attacks across the United States. They review the attempted IED attack at Gracie Mansion in New York City, the jihadist‑inspired mass shooting in Austin that killed two people, and breaking developments at Old Dominion University, where a gunman shot multiple victims before being killed. During Hour 3, the hosts actively monitor unfolding reports of a vehicle‑ramming and attempted shooting at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. Clay and Buck air live details from police briefings, explaining that the attacker drove a vehicle—later reported to be filled with explosives—into the synagogue, exchanged gunfire with armed security, and was fatally shot. No congregants or students inside the complex were harmed, and authorities confirmed that the building’s security team had drilled for exactly this scenario weeks earlier. Clay and Buck underscore the rising domestic terror threat, pointing to senators who have warned that America is now at its highest risk level in decades due to sleeper‑cell activity, online radicalization, and open‑border policies that have enabled extremist entry. They urge listeners to remain vigilant as multiple attacks in less than two weeks span Texas, New York, Michigan, and Virginia.
Following the Michigan updates, the hour pivots to Senator John Cornyn of Texas, who discusses his May runoff against Ken Paxton and the potential impact of a Donald Trump endorsement in the race. Cornyn defends his record as a Trump‑aligned conservative, noting that he has voted with Trump more than 99 percent of the time and has played major roles in passing tax cuts, confirming Supreme Court justices, and securing federal reimbursement for Texas border‑security operations. He explains his evolving stance on the filibuster, arguing that the Save America Act is critical enough to justify a talking‑filibuster exception due to Democrats’ pattern of blocking legislation tied to national security and voter integrity. Cornyn also contrasts his electability with Paxton’s, asserting that he is the stronger candidate to defeat the Democrats’ far‑left challenger and to protect down‑ballot Republican seats in Texas.
The hour concludes with Clay and Buck summarizing the rapid‑fire terror‑related events of the past 10–12 days, warning that the pattern of attempted attacks—some involving explosives, others involving firearms—strongly indicates jihadist motivation. They emphasize that the Detroit‑area attack was likely intended as a mass‑casualty bombing and praise the synagogue’s security team for preventing what could have been a devastating tragedy. As they wrap the hour, the hosts prepare for additional listener reactions, particularly from Texans responding to Senator Cornyn’s appearance, setting the stage for continued discussion the following day.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.2 | Third hour of play and book gets going right now. |
| 0:09.1 | We're joined by Senator Eric Schmidt of Missouri now. |
| 0:12.6 | Senator, thanks for stopping by. |
| 0:15.3 | Good to be with you. |
| 0:16.6 | Let's start with the Save Act, sir. |
| 0:18.8 | We have so many people who are paying close attention to this. |
| 0:23.2 | A lot of listeners all across America who are saying this seems like a must. This seems so |
| 0:28.7 | straightforward, so necessary as a law. And of course, Democrats oppose it. Is there any |
| 0:36.2 | realistic path forward for this? What is the best outcome, |
| 0:40.3 | as you see it, for the SAVE Act that's realistic? What do you want to happen? |
| 0:45.2 | Well, we need to get on it. And the hope is that next week we will actually be on the Senate |
| 0:49.8 | floor with the SAVE Act. I think that'd be, and by the way, spend some time on it. And I'm the supporter of this talking filibuster idea. I think that's what people think happens in Washington and the United States Senate. They think of Jimmy Stewart holding the floor. And the Senate, the old line is that operates by unanimous consent or exhaustion. And I think the Democrats should have to own this and earn it. If they want to |
| 1:11.0 | block the idea that you have to be a U.S. citizen to vote, you have to show an ID to vote, that we're not going to allow mass mailing, balloting scams. We're not going to allow transgender surgery for minors. And we shouldn't allow boys in women's sports, men and women's sports. That's what this will do. And those are common sense proposals. |
| 1:28.2 | They're 80, 20 issues. |
| 1:29.3 | They might be higher than that. |
| 1:30.8 | And I think it's really important, most importantly, for protecting the election security |
| 1:34.6 | and regain the trust of the American people. |
| 1:36.7 | So my hope is that we're on it and we stay on it. |
| 1:40.2 | So if we go to the talking filibuster, there have been all sorts of different reports that I have read about what that actually looks like, what that means. |
| 1:52.1 | What do you anticipate a talking filibuster would look like? |
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